The Portland daily press., 1887-01-25
Great Debate in the Senate on the
Fishery Question.
Senator ingalls, Attacks the Commit
tee Report.
Senator Frye Makes a Powerful
Speech in Its Defence.
Able Speeches by Senator Hale and
Others.
The Measure Finally Passed with
Only One Dissenting Vote.
Postal and Pension Matters of In
terest to Maine People.
Especial to the Press.l


WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Expectation OF
an interesting debate on the fishery question
today was fully realized. No debate this
session has created so deep a sensation. As
one senator expressed it; 'If this bill is not
war it is half sister to it" Yet in spite OF
this belief the senator supported the bill
Senator ingalls, opened the debate by criti.
cising the report of the committee. He said
the bill was an irritating measure simply
which would not settle the question. Fish
cry difficulties would have to be settled eith-
er by arbitration or war and he would like to
understand which the foreign relations COM
mittee meant to advocate by this bill. Sena-
tor Frye denied that the bill would be cause
of irritation, but said that the moment the
President took advantage of 1t and closed
our po-ts, on that moment Canadian outrag-
es would cease. He then detailed the out
RACES committed upon fishermen by Cana
dian authorities, eharacterizing them as in
humanities which would have disgraced the
Fiji Islanders. He strongly urged the
passage Of the bill, and said that although
the President had not availed himself of the
power given him by the bill passed the last
session he had no reason to suppose that the
President would not avail himself OF the
power given him by this bill to protect
American citizens. Senator Hale earnestly
supported the bill in a brief but powerful
speech. The bill was finally passed with
but one dissenting voice, that of Riddleber-
ger, Of Virginia, who voted mo- from crank
mess.
The House will probably pass the bill
when it reaches them.
Theprospects for and against obtaining
consideration for the anti-compulsory pilot
age bill seem at present to be about equal.
The shipping committee which has the bill
in charge, is quite far down on the list Of
committees, and there is some doubt wheth-
er it will be reached The call now rests
with the committee on pensions, and there
are twenty-one more committees to be called
before the shipping committee will be
reached.
Quite number, however, will have no
bills to call up. Under the rules each COM
mittee is called IN turn, and is allowed one
hour on two successive days to call up bills
reported by it. This hour can only be dis
pensod with by unanimous consent, and the
friends of the pilotage bill will take care
that this is not given, but will insist that the
hour be used each day. In this way the
chances for reaching the pilotage bill are in
creased. A considerable amount Of active
work has been done in favor Of the bill dur
ing this session, and the chances are consid
cred good for its passage, if it shall be
reached.
Postal Matters.
A new post office has been established at West
Palmyra, Somerset county, on route 3O3, Hart
land miles north. .Pittsheld, miles SOUTH ThOs
+, French has been commissioned postmaster.
Lucy lLocIksyer has been commissioned post
Annie N. Emery has been appointed postmis-
tress at Bassyille, Me.
The following changes are announced in
Star schedules in Maine:
Route 303-Pittsneld to St. Albans. From Jan.
"a 1887, eurtail service to begin at Hartland de-
Route 336-Bucksport to Penobsc0t Embrace
East Orland, between Orland and North Penob-
scot, Increasing distance la miles. To take ef-
Route 4Ge-west Ellsworth to Ellsworth.
Leave West Ellsworth Tuesdays, Thursdays and
saturdays at Ia a. m Arrive at Ellsworth by $50
saturdays at ii a. m. Arrive at West Ellsworth
BY 12.30p. m.
Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been granted to these resi-
dents of Maine:
LYDIA wife Of Lewis Lair, Union.
,Menltaole, mother Of David G. G-Bagley, increase,
Ebenezer T. Flood, original, North watersbor-
ough.
Lendall A. Prout, original, West BowdoIn.
Bradford +. Lancaster, increase, Augusta.
James A. Bennett, increase Durham.
Robert L. VALLEY, increase Cherryfeld.
Lewis +. Goodridge, reissue, Portland.